Is there a way to make a custom window casing similar to window casing option C but with a wood stool that extends 3/4" ?
Preferably i would also like to not see the double line of the drywall from the side drywall pieces on the front wall. The result should essentially be no casing at all (or drywall only) with exception of the extended wood stool which will all be stained some currently unknown color.
If i do only C, I cant add the stool. If i do a different option, i cant remove the other parts. If i do no casement then i only have the framing parts and still cant extend the bottom frame parametrically.
Here are a some new renderings of an Inverted Tee landing using the newly upgraded stair module. A huge shout out to @patrick.c.obrien for these amazing images and for all of his efforts in helping me debug this module during the month long process of updates and additions:
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I just noticed the use of the UK electrical outlets from the Electrical plugin, very nice. I put a lot of effort into that feature add but I haven’t actually seen it used a whole lot, thank-you.
Ive noticed a bunch of medeek renderings lately (which look fantastic btw) so i figure ill toss a medeek project I did last year so you can show off your product if you like…
This was created with Medeek Wall? I am duly impressed, thank-you.
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Wow, the level of detail in this model, how many hundreds of hours did you spend on this superb model/design? SketchUp needs to feature this in their newsletter, amazing work.
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Yes, please send me a few PDF or images of some of your renders. If possible I would love to post a few of them.
Walls, floors, roof, Foundation (although i dont think i did this part exactly correct…), columns, stairs etcetera All medeek. There was modification on some of those parts - like to get the chimneys and fireplaces correct and some windows are other components etc but primarily medeek.
I recall this taking something like 3 weeks to get the building itself perfect and then 2-ish weeks on all the internal custom furnishings (different on both sides of the building) from the builder and maybe a week on the virtual tour (first one I ever made). I was fairly new to using medeek as well and i decided this would be the all in project to really learn it.
Cabinets were created with gkcabmaker32 (Also great) on a very now old version of that.
Interestingly, me doing the building itself pointed out mistakes/flaws that had to be fixed in the design and it was a problem for the builder since they had to go back for permitting to revise and correct it that they really wanted to avoid…
If you want regular images, I can send a pdf of standard renders as well. My work was able to be done because of your work that you did.
I think I now have added every common holdown used for walls and columns that is found in the Simpson Catalog [Wood Construction Connectors 2024-2025] (pg. 51-65).
Note that Simpson only manufactures two standard header hanger sizes (HH4 and HH6). However there are quite a few more options for CFS framing. If there is any interest I can add those hangers as well upon request.
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Personally I would never frame my openings this way, a positive bearing is always preferred in my professional opinion, but occasionally I can see the need for this sort of thing.
I get quite a few questions about the detailed framing callouts for windows and doors and what they all mean, so I will repost this information here again just so it is fresh and readily available to all those who are enquiriing:
Per requests from wall panel and component manufacturers I am adding in some additional framing callouts:
The first line is the standard window or door callout and is on dim layer #1. This has not changed from previous versions of the plugin.
The second line gives the header information (I will also need to add a species and grade callout ie. DF No. 2) and is toggled on by the header callout parameter, this line is on dim layer #2.
The third lines give the header height from the base of the wall (bottom of sole plate) to the bottom of the header. The value is in ft-inches or millimetres. This line is toggled on by the framing callout parameter and is also on dim layer #2.
The 4th line is the most interesting. For windows it gives six pieces of information for doors it gives four pieces of information:
Window: top cripple length, header length, king stud qty. and length, trimmer stud qty. and length, sill length, bottom cripple length.
Door: top cripple length, header length, king stud qty. and length, trimmer stud qty. and length
This line is also toggled on by the framing callout parameter and is on dim layer #2.
I don’t know that I’ve ever made a tutorial video on bay windows or “bump outs” as I like to call them, but they are really quite simple to create, just place your exterior walls along the intended external perimeter as so:
On most plans that I’ve seen or worked with, that angled piece of wall (2X) is usually two feet out and two feet over, creating a nice 45 degree wall on both sides, but there is no reason why this can’t be different.
